FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Gerber Stephan 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2019 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC. [WPG] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior VP, Property Mgmt. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) COLUMBUS, OH 43215 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.0001 par value 407 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	03/04/2020	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	7,839	$ 5.76	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	05/04/2021	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	7,839	$ 11.97	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	05/09/2022	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	7,839	$ 12.67	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	05/09/2023	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	7,839	$ 16.56	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	05/06/2024	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	7,839	$ 13.1	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	05/21/2025	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	10,000	$ 14.28	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	05/17/2026	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	7,500	$ 9.95	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	1,250	$ (4)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	2,313	$ (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gerber Stephan C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC. 180 EAST BROAD STREET COLUMBUS, OH 43215	Â	Â	  Senior VP, Property Mgmt.	Â

Signatures

/s/ Stephen E. Ifeduba, as Attorney-in-Fact		02/14/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These stock options are exercisable and, subject to the terms of the stock option award agreement, will remain exercisable until the expiration date.
(2)	5,000 of these options are exercisable and the remaining 2,500 will become exercisable on May 17, 2019 subject to the terms of the stock option award agreement. The options will remain exercisable, subject to the terms of the stock option award agreement, until the expiration date.
(3)	The listed restricted stock units ("RSUs") shall vest and become non-forfeitable in equal installments on May 18, 2019 and May 18, 2020 subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement.
(4)	Each of the RSUs was issued to the Reporting Person as incentive compensation and represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(5)	The listed RSUs shall vest and become non-forfeitable in three equal installments on April 4, 2019, April 4, 2020 and April 4, 2021 subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement.
  Remarks: The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission: (a) that the person filing this Statement is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Statement, or (b) that this Statement is legally required to be filed by such person. This statement is executed pursuant to the Limited Power of Attorney filed with this Statement. Exhibit 24 – Limited Power of Attorney, dated February 12, 2019.

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